What Are You Reading?

Happy Thursday! I have a busy morning today, so I’ll catch up with you later today. But, I am looking forward to this morning’s meeting. A small group of us are getting together to talk about science fiction, and I’ll get to talk about John...

The Kaiju Preservation Society by John Scalzi

An eco-thriller. Nuclear reactors. An alternate earth. Kaiju (giant monster of a type featured in Japanese fantasy and science fiction movies and television programs). It doesn’t even matter if you don’t understand any of this. If you’re up for a...

Knight Owl by Christopher Denise

Before I even saw the book, I fell in love with the title. I love wordplay. But, after I picked up Christopher Denise’s Knight Owl, I was thoroughly caught up in the little owl’s world. Denise has illustrated other books, but this is the first he has...

A Dire Isle by RV Raman

Well, RV Raman’s second Harith Athreya mystery came as a surprise. While A Will to Kill was definitely in the Agatha Christie style, A Dire Isle was a police procedural with the expected wrap-up scene. It just shows how creative Raman is, that he takes his...

Front Page Murder by Joyce St. Anthony

Joyce St. Anthony debuts a new series, the Homefront News mysteries, with Front Page Murder. It’s set in May 1942 as the Pennsylvania homefront is still gearing up for World War II. And, women have taken the place of men in some of the jobs in Progress, PA....